PollPal

PollPal is a simple, web-based app that lets users sign in or create an account, vote on polls with a simple Yes or No, and view the results after voting. Users can also create and delete polls with ease in a clean interface. Additionally, users can change their username.

Visit https://pollpalvoter.web.app/ to try it out or follow usage if you want to spin it up locally.

Usage

1. Load the database_setup.sql into your database (you have to remove the old tables for this to work).
   • Connect to your PostgreSQL database using psql.
   • Run the command:

     \i database_setup.sql

2. Navigate to the folder pollpal_backend.
3. Create a .env file in that folder.
   • Edit it so it contains:

     DATABASE_URL=postgres://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASS}@${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}/${DB_NAME}
     

4. Install backend dependencies.
   • Run the following command in the pollpal_backend folder:

     npm install

5. Build the frontend.
   • Navigate to the frontend folder:

     cd pollpal_frontend

   • Install dependencies and build the project:

     npm install
     npm run build

   • Move the generated dist folder to the backend folder:

     mv dist ../pollpal_backend/

6. Run the backend server.
   • Navigate back to the backend folder:

     cd ../pollpal_backend

   • Start the server:

     node server.js

7. Open the browser and enter localhost:portnumber (you will see the port in the terminal).